Chief Pascall Trees
Quick reportethan · Jan 30, 2026 · Duffey
Quick report
- Weather
- stormy, warm
- Ride Type
- openTrees, mellowSlopes
- Stayed Away
- alpineSlopes
- Riding Quality
- good
- Snow Conditions
- powder, wet, crusty
- Avalanche Conditions
- avalancheConditionTemp
Skied some trees off the chief pascall ridge. Raining up to 1500m in the morning. Snow quality improving quickly above 1600m. ~5cm of new snow on a supportive crust. Skiing quality was good in the 1800-1900m range. Some wind transport was observed and stiffer snow noticed on wind loaded features.
Weather
- Wind Speed
- windSpeedModerate
- Blowing Snow
- light
- Sky Condition
- overcast
- Snowfall Rate
- 1
- Wind Direction
- SW
- New Snow24 Hours
- 5
- Precipitation Type
- mixedSnowRain
Snowpack
- Surface Conditions
- newSnow, variable, crust
Light snow on crust at 1800m. Snow became heavier until ~1300m below which the crust went away and the upper 20-30cms of the snowpack was saturated with large crystals on the surfaces